Ground-anchor.



No."'769,083 PATENTED AUG. 30, 1904. I -s. P. H'IGK.

GROUND ANCHOR.

APPDIOATION 311,111) MAY 5; 1904.

N0 MODEL.

witnesses aftozneq UN TED STATES Patented-August 30, 1904.

STEWART P. HICK, OF WAPAKONETA, OHIO.

GROUND-ANCHOR- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,083,dated August 30, 1904.

Application filed May, 5, 1904. Serial No. zoaesa (No model.)

To (rZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known thatI, STEWART P. HIcK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wapakoneta, in the county of Auglaize and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ground-Anchors, ofwhich the following is alspecification.

ground-anchors; and one object. of my invention is the'provision of ananchor which when drawn upon by a rope or chain will become embedded andanchored firmly in the ground,

and thus serve its function in a perfect manner.

Another object of myv invention is the provision of an anchor which willbe useful as a ground-anchor and which will be effective and will be ofsimple, durable, and inexpensive construction, thus combining thefeatures of merit to commend it as desirable, useful, and practicalforstrengthening or sustaining poles carrying wires orother objectsstanding erect and under a strain and which it is desirable should bereinforced and held in rigid and stable manner.

With these objects in view my invention consists of an anchorembodying'novel features of construction and combinations of parts,substantially as disclosed herein.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my anchor.Fig. 2 represents a vertical central section thereof; and Fig. 3represents a side elevation of the anchor embedded in the ground and inuse, two fiukes being shown in this instance.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A designates the rod or shank ofmy anchor, having an eye or loop B for attachment to the rope or cable,which may sustain any suitableobj ect in a rigid and stable position.The lower end of rod A is provided with the threaded portion O toreceive the washer'or plate and nut D, and it is desirable to have therod or shank angular or square to prevent it from turning in the angularopening E in the upper broad curved end F of the fluke or blade G, theshoulders H being formed adjacent to the opening to strengthen the bladeor fluke at the point of greatest strain. The fluke or blade has theupper broad curved end F, and from this end the blade forms a sinuouscurved por- .A are located in a hole prepared therefor in the ground andthe hole filled in with earth.

The peculiar shape of the fluke and its relative My invention relates toimprovements in position on the shank causes it to bind or bind into theground, and when strain is brought upon the rod or shank the fluke ofthe anchor enters the ground and firmly embeds itself therein, thusmaking a rigid anchor and serves its purpose in a practical andefficient manner. In some cases I employ a plurality of flukes, as G Gin Fig. 3. The anchor may be equipped with asmany of these flukes as maybe found desirable.

What I claim is 1. An anchor consisting of the rod or shank, and. theblade or fluke connected to the rod and of curved form, said rod havinga lower angular portion and said anchor having an elon gated angularopening to receive said angular portion and having shoulders around saidopening, and clamping and securing devices carried by the lower end ofsaid rod.

2. An anchor consisting of the rod or shank, and the fluke or blade ofwedge shape and tapered from its upper to the lower or entering portion.said rod having a lower angula1portion and said anchor having anelongated angular opening to receive said angular portion and havingshoulders around said opening, and

clamping and securing devices carried by the lower end. of said rod.

4:. An anchor, consisting of the rod or shank, the blade or fluke havingthe opening to receive the rod or shank and the shoulders around saidopening wedge-shaped and curved, said rod having a lower angular portionand sald anchor having an elongated angular opening IOO to receive saidangular portion and having rily-shaped openingsin the flukes, to prevent"j shoulders around said opening, and clamping turning of said rod. 10and securing devices carried by the lower end In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature in of said rod. presence of two Witnesses.

' 5 5. The combination in a ground-anchor of a STElVART 1. IllGK.

rod or shank, a plurality of blades or flukes Witnesses: locatedthereon, said rod provided With an an- S. L. \VICOFF, gular portionadapted to fit in complementa- C. E. HAIR.

